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Summarizing the Third Century Crisis
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The structural causes of decline can start to exist before they become obvious I guess.

FWIW I believe that the Antonine Constitution had an effect - by increasing the number of those within the empire who were citizens it reduced the number who previously would have worked to achieve it and impress by public works, etc. A (partially) egalitarian move perhaps (whatever the motive) but maybe a blow to the underlying social structure of the empire?
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summary - by Graham Sumner - 09-12-2008, 04:17 PM
Re: Summarizing the Third Century Crisis - by Nicholas Gaukroger - 09-16-2008, 02:01 PM

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